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The cowpea, a common kitchen ingredient, is also a powerhouse of nutrition
8 months, 1 week ago

The cowpea, a common kitchen ingredient, is also a powerhouse of nutrition

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 16, 2024 12:14 IST - 5 MINS READ Someone needs to speak up for food. I thought I’ll explore the humbler ingredients we usually ignore, so I grabbed the nearest tin, tossed a fistful of beans into a crock, and left them to soak. I hadn’t expected to be stared out of countenance: across the film of …

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Through the mists: The ancient history of perfume
1 year, 5 months ago

Through the mists: The ancient history of perfume

Hindustan Times  

Traces of some of the world’s first perfumes have been found in vials as well as in hieroglyphics, carvings and art, from ancient Mesopotamia to Egypt and the Indus Valley. In 2004-05, a team of archaeologists discovered an ancient perfume factory site in Cyprus dating to between 3300 and 1200 BCE. Over and over, carvings in royal tombs and inscriptions …

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Science fiction meets science fact: The robots of ancient India
2 years, 5 months ago

Science fiction meets science fact: The robots of ancient India

Hindustan Times  

We usually associate robots with modern western technology. A pre-sixth century CE Sanskrit text called the LokaprajnaptiI features Ashoka, Ajatashatru and robots who kill robot makers! A source that abounds in stories about robots – as well as other advanced technology – is the Brihatkatha written by Gunadhya around the first century BCE, in Paisachi, a forgotten Indian language. These …

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Ruins of an Indus Valley civilisation site - The Hindu
3 years, 4 months ago

Ruins of an Indus Valley civilisation site - The Hindu

The Hindu  

With its planned streets, intricate water management system and architectural features, the ancient Harappan city located at Dholavira in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch has a lot to offer on the ancient civilisation. With its inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage list on July 27, experts hope the lessons from Dholavira will reach a larger audience and that the site will get …

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On World Water Day 2021, taking a walk through Delhi and understanding its shifts of history through water
3 years, 9 months ago

On World Water Day 2021, taking a walk through Delhi and understanding its shifts of history through water

Firstpost  

The history of Delhi can be story of water, where the many cities of Delhi represent an ever-shifting compromise between protection, providing drinking water, and, earlier, adapting to a wavering river. As this ‘newer’ Delhi lay some distance from the river, a tank like this played a critical role in replenishing groundwater, which keeps up water levels in shallower wells …

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